24
February
2008

What colour themes are you planning to use for your wedding? It is pertinent to decide on your colours right at the beginning, because the colours will affect your evening gowns, your banquet seat covers, table cloth and the d?cor. The flowers you choose should complement the colour themes as well. If you like the wedding cards and stationery should also match the colours. These may be minor details, but when put together nicely, guests would appreciate them.

First of all, begin with a basic colour that you like. Then weave in the complementary colours to the other aspects of the wedding. This should help your wedding ceremony to look visually appealing. Many brides like pink for they want to create a fairytale feel. For bolder brides, they may want to make use of colours such as red and black. Unfortunately, if you are a Chinese, your elders may not appreciate black.

If you have a theme wedding, then the colours will be determined by that. Perhaps you wish to have a garden theme. Then bright colours could be chosen. If you prefer a summer feel, then brown, and orange are some colours you could use. If you want to create a romantic atmosphere, try shades of lilac and purple. Use other colours such as white to complement the colours.

It may be a good idea to select the colours based on your skin tone and your wedding gown and evening gowns. This is important as you don?t want to blend into the background, or have some colours that are not flattering to you at all. If you plan to have a wedding planner, then the person should coordinate all your colours.


24
February
2008

Planning a wedding can be a breeze if you simply relax. I have a lot of ideas for my wedding, but somehow, it is easy to get carried away by costs. One way to resolve this problem is to find means to earn some pocket money. Since I love to blog about my wedding preparation, I found one service that can potentially help me pay for Wedding Breeze.

You can get paid for blogging by using Smorty. This service includes blog advertising, so advertisers who like your blog can approach you. You get to choose suitable ads, so you don?t compromise the quality of your blog. At the same time you give your opinions and reviews regarding the quality of the services provided by the websites.

For those of you who are doing wedding photography, providing wedding services, and maybe even selling your own wedding knickknacks, you may even consider using this to create awareness for your wedding website.

For bloggers like us, what I like about them is the prompt payment, for they will pay to your Paypal account directly every week. For brides on tight budget, this will be definitely useful.


21
February
2008

Edison Chen, who is involved in the biggest sex scandal of this century, has just apologised for his actions. He claimed that the photos were extremely private and in no way did he intended them to be shared. He was also going to leave the Hong Kong entertainment industry.

I?m not sure why, but I actually shed a tear or two when I saw that press conference. I actually sympathised with him. He had been one of my favourite actors. I actually discovered his blog earlier, and he wrote the way one would expect him to (lots of swearing and slang).

I love the way he spoke in English during the press conference, but too bad it was under such circumstances. I think with proper lighting, anyone can look good. He looked horrendous in his self-made video apology with poor lighting.

I haven?t really seen the photos, but I could imagine the hurt and shame caused to the women involved. However, if they had consented to taking such photographs, then they should have expected that there was a possibility that they would be leaked out. One marriage is at stake, while another wedding appears to be called off. The complete fallout will continue to be felt.

Moments of indiscretion could come back to haunt. This incident acts as a cautionary tale to whoever wants to record their private life in the bedroom. So, hang on tight to your videocam when you go for your honeymoon if you ever think of having something to look back on. In addition, whatever you choose to do, think of how it could affect you later. It may cost you your job (Gillian Chung and Edison Chen), or your marriage (Cecilia Cheung and Bobo Chan).

According to an article I read in the Digital Life, files are never deleted on your hard disk. They are simply moved to another sector, or the name changes. Hence, forensic computer experts can find the data easily. The only way to destroy the data completely is to smash your hard disk to bits.???

I hope that people would move on with their lives and not have to bear with the consequences indefinitely.


17
February
2008

Perfume Bay

Valentine?s Day is just over, but you can still pamper yourself with exotic perfumes or those limited editions sets. I had been looking for an old perfume model for a long time, but to no avail. This perfume is probably not in production, so I really couldn?t find it for the longest time.To my surprise, I found it at Perfume Bay! I love Samsara by Guerlain and the website even mentioned its content. I could find zoom in on other scents that have jasmine, ylang ylang and sandalwood.

One way to spice up your marriage life is to use scents. I can just visualise the bridal room on your wedding night being filled with a romantic scent that gets both of you in the mood. You can also get some gift ideas for upcoming anniversaries for your beau.

Apart from perfumes, Perfumebay have other skin care and make up products. Such a website is good for those who are at a loss at what to buy, because there is a whole wide range of brands available for sale. I am sometimes pressured by the sales assistants at the counters. By going online, I get to spend as much time as I want to make my selections. Some of the products are on sale, so I guess that?s another plus point. The shopping cart is easy to use and it?s certified Hacker Safe. In addition, Yahoo has rated it as one of its top service sites.


14
February
2008

Every year on Valentine?s Day, after we got together, we had been going to posh restaurants and I would receive huge bouquets of flowers at home. This is the fourth year we are together, and it has changed. My husband had made arrangements for us to go to a restaurant in Holland Village, but I had a long week, waking up at three in the morning to start on my work, and was feeling tired. In addition, the restaurant promised flowers, so he didn?t send a bouquet to my house. We decided to cancel, but I still got a smaller bouquet from him, something that he bought while at work.

What surprised me was that sometimes, it?s not the location that counts. It?s the person that counts. Both of us had been really busy and we didn?t go out on dates often. If we do meet up, it?s usually just to catch a quick dinner or watch TV. So, we went to a nearby place, and had dinner at a Japanese restaurant. We sat near the chefs who were working in the small kitchen, and we were at a bar counter instead of having our own seats. Yet, I still enjoyed his company because we had time to talk to each other instead of being together but busy watching television (actually, blame me because I?m a TV addict).

After that, we took a short walk to get dessert. It was rather cold inside, so we sat al fresco. The restaurant nearby had loud sentimental music, so we sat down in the cool evening, drinking coffee (I had a weird banana chocolate ice blended) and eating brownie (not very nice). I loved that and had fun. I even met my cousin who was with his wife and two kids. I was actually thinking this small kid looked like my nephew before I saw my cousin.

I had just finished watching Desperate Housewives, and one of the characters actually said that going through the motions on special occasions was a bother. But not bothering to even go through the motions was even worse. We need to keep the spark alive.

Happy Valentine?s Day.


14
February
2008

There is a free wedding guide out there and I?m jealous that it is only for those who are holding a Toronto wedding. They can get a free copy if they attend bridal shows organised by the Perfect Wedding Guide.

A checklist is provided for brides and grooms from counting down from twelve months to go. It is always a great tool to have.

What I like about this website is that there is a long list of wedding gown boutiques, and the reader can email all of them at the same time to find out more about their wedding dresses. At the same time, there are links to the shops, so the bride can do some research before deciding on the shop she wants for her wedding needs.

I had previously written about wedding stationery, and they have recommendations too. Some of the wedding invitations are very beautiful. From replies to church service booklets, many designs are available. I really wonder how much time we have to spend to choose the stationery we love. For those who do not live in the area, you can still get some ideas from the listed websites.

If you had always wanted to arrive in style in a carriage, you can find such a service at Toronto Weddings. Those thinking of a fairytale wedding theme, this will definitely fit in well. They have thought of all aspects of wedding, such as photography, reception, wedding cake and chocolate fountain, makeup and so on.